Fendalton
Fendalton is a suburb of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand.

Fendalton is a suburb of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Fendalton
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
1.6 km · public research university in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 02Al Noor Mosque
The Al Noor Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton in New Zealand. It was built between 1983 and 1985 by the Muslim Association of Canterbury, an organisation founded in 1977 that also manages the mosque building.
2 km · mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 03Canterbury Museum
The Canterbury Museum is a museum located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, in the city's Cultural Precinct. The museum was established in 1867 with Julius von Haast – whose collection formed its core – as its first director.
2.7 km · museum in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 04Christchurch Art Gallery
The Christchurch Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It has its own substantial art collection and also presents a programme of New Zealand and international exhibitions.
2.9 km · art museum in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 05Hagley Park
Hagley Park is the largest urban open space in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was established in 1855 by the Provincial Government. According to the government's decree at that time, Hagley Park is "reserved forever as a public park, and shall be open for the recreation and enjoyment of the public." Hagley Park is characterised by its trees and broad open spaces.
2.2 km · 164.6-hectare park in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 06Hagley Oval
Hagley Oval is a cricket ground in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Canterbury cricket team hosted Otago cricket team.
2.5 km · New Zealand cricket ground · Wikipedia - 07Cardboard Cathedral
The Cardboard Cathedral, formally called the Transitional Cathedral, in Christchurch, New Zealand, is the transitional pro-cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, replacing ChristChurch Cathedral, which was significantly damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. It is located on the site of the former St John the Baptist Church on the corner of Hereford and Madras Streets in Latimer Square, several blocks from the permanent location of ChristChurch Cathedral.
3.9 km · Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 08Rugby League Park
Rugby League Park is a sports stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as Apollo Projects Stadium, and non-commercially as Christchurch Stadium.
3 km · separate stadium also in Christchurch, and temporary home to the Crusaders of Super Rugby · Wikipedia - 09Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square, locally known simply as the Square, is the geographical centre and heart of Christchurch, New Zealand, where the city's Anglican cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral is located. The square stands at the theoretical crossing of the city's two main orthogonal streets, Colombo Street and Worcester Street, though in practice both have been either blocked off or detoured around the square itself.
3.4 km · square in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 10Statue of Robert Falcon Scott
The Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, commonly known as the Scott Statue, is a statue in Christchurch, New Zealand commemorating British Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. The statue was unveiled in 1917 and is located at a small recreational park at the intersection of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace in Christchurch Central City.
3.2 km · statue in Christchurch · Wikipedia
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Getting to Fendalton
- Airports
- Christchurch (CHC), 6 km
- Wellington → Fendalton306 km · quickest by air, 3h 42m · NZ$130–200
- Queenstown → FendaltonTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Auckland → Fendalton764 km · quickest by air, 5h 1m · NZ$210–320
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Fendalton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Fendalton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThis scenic train journey can be done as a day trip.
- Get inAt Picton the Coastal Pacific connects with the Cook Strait ferries from Wellington in the North Island.
- Get inThe train departs Christchurch at 7AM and arrives in Picton at 1:15PM, connecting with the 2PM ferry to Wellington.
- Get inThe 9AM ferry from Wellington connects with the train departing Picton at 2:15PM and arriving in Christchurch at 8:30PM.
- Get aroundServices cover the whole city and areas of interest for a visitor that lie outside the central city, such as Sumner and New Brighton beaches, Lyttelton, and the Gondola.
From Wikivoyage: Christchurch, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Fendalton
Fendalton is 3 km from Christchurch, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Christchurchlargest city in the South Island of New Zealand3.3 km
- Mairehausuburb of Christchurch, New Zealand3.8 km
- Addingtonsuburb of Christchurch, New Zealand3.2 km
- Christchurch Central Citysuburb of Christchurch, New Zealand3.3 km
- Papanuisuburb of Christchurch, New Zealand2.3 km
- St Albanssuburb of Christchurch, New Zealand2.6 km